I am surprised Nigeria is the only African country excluded from this scheme.I am very sure its the state of our economy thats is predisposing us to such ridicule.Most of the other countries excluded are visa free to the us so it doesn’t make much of a difference.

Yommak

Am wondering if the govt. and Nigerians will “protest” this, like they did with the British policy of 3,000 pound deposit for visitors recently. Yeye country, fucked of govt.!!

Which Way Nigeria

People! People! Learn to see beyond your noses. Why should Nigeria protest? Na by force to go US? If dem talk say dem no want una wetin be your own? Besides, Canada and the UK were also excluded. So Mr Yommak, what exactly is your problem? Myopia or retarded brain?

http://runningjimi.wordpress.com/ Jimi Oke

If you understood the history and purpose of the DV program, you would actually realize that not being eligible implies that we are actually doing well…

kingbaabu

On the contrary, it means very many Nigerians have in the recent past taken advantage of the scheme and fled their country. In the final analysis, Mr. ND, whether he realizes it or not, has diagnosed the root cause of this ban, Our country is failing and people are fleeing.

oluwashanu e

You need not be surprise, for some time now, Nigeria has the highest no of sucessful applicants. America policy on this migration is any country that get to the maximun of 50,000 will be excluded. number of suscessfull applicants are usually published yearly, you can google or check past dailies.

Stauber

How about just take the reason that was given?

Guess what?

Not just the economy… Islamic Fundamentalism growing in leaps and bounds supported by many in leadership position.. Second reason: corruption is now a value system in Nigeria. Criminals are in Government holding the nation to ransom

OLAGBOY

THEY SHOULD HOLD ON TO THEIR COUNTRY ,I THINK OUR LEADERS ARE THE PROBLEM .WHAT IS SO IMPORTANT ON EARTH TO ADMIRE ONE PLACE THAN ANOTHER BUT UNCARING ATTITUDE OF LEADERSHIP NIGERIA BROUGHT US INTO THIS MESS

Nigeria and Fatherland

@bc7d87fbeb70763cc64da9a9492e6b87:disqus : You are right. Any Nigerian who has travelled around would testify to the facts that , we Nigerians does not have any other country than our own. The politicians will always have Visa, they do not need lottery and are HYPOCRITES, DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY VIA
CORRUPTION,TRIBALISM, EXTREMISM and going into politics in oder to make money. WE do no have to BLAIM OTHERS BECAUSE THEY
SAID WE DONT WANT YOU, because you are poor. If you were rich or extra talented you do not need lottery, you will be granted a Visa in oder to make use of your talent or money. They should also exclude Nigerian- politicians from hiding their illegally money made from polictics over there and allow us more access to their Market. No justice is too late.

This4Dfools

In addition, I love the “SHOULD” in your request that the polithieves of Nigeria should be disallow free access to hiding heaven they presently enjoy without reservation. But we all know that is not going to happen, if Obama is there now and it’s not happening then how in the world will it happen? Last time I spoke to one of these idiots parading themselves as leaders; he told me he’s about to transfer the stipulated $500,000 needed to acquire residence permit in USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!, imagine that; do you still wonder why the only outlet referred to as source of good education cost between $5,000 – $8,000 per yr., maybe more? That is the problem we face as a nation.

Daymos

Yesoooooooo,Nigeria should be remove,We are all tired of it because I don’t know the important of it.We really appreciate that after all is a means of slavery.
Thank you US Government

Amanze (Port Harcourt)

You dont knw what u are talking about. You forgot that traveling is part of education, besides it helps you to understand more of wonders of God’s creation. You thought that where you are is better than other places, then you are dreaming.

awal

Which wonders r u appreciating. We guys abroad knw wat our leaders have caused. Wat sense does it make wen u go to US 2 work as a maid wen u have a job in Nigeria

Stauber

You go to US to work as a maid because you chose to. If your brain is dull and you can’t excel in the US, what made you think you could excel in Nigeria? Yeah, you could excel in Nigeria because there are no standards and you could get whatever you want by all means but can also lose all you got in a twinkle of an eye. So how is that supposed to make you feel about your darling Naija? Happy?

This4Dfools

This brain you refer to as dull is by far better than yours, just read your own response. And what has dull or no dull brain have to do with asking for better leadership in ones country. Just when you think you are smart you show your ignorance; haven’t you come across the saying “book smart”?, yes you may be book smart and work for one of the fortune 500, well, guess what you are a mere tool in the hands of the owners, chew on that smarty! that’s the slavery part of it, too deep for you?. There are farmers in your village who would die first than swap place to obtain your decorated slavery you are so proud of…. slave away your life but spare the living your confused way of life. Ji sike!

Stauber

I knew it! Folks like you are grossly incorrigible and would prefer to hide in ignorance perpetually. I will do my best to make you think a little bit within this window of opportunity that this news article presented. “IF” is a conditional statement which means when a certain situation is assumed to exist, something is considered and when a different situation is assumed to exist instead, then another thing is considered (this is the else part). That’s as layman as possible. So when I said “if Awul’s brain was dull”, it means, when we assume that his brain was dull (doesn’t mean it was, just an assumption) then he might be limited from excelling in the US as well as anywhere else.
Now, you rushed to conclude that I referred to his brain as dull. What does that make you? Someone who understands written English or someone who pushes his predetermined opinion regardless of the context? It’s all on you man.

AMARA.C

any one can make it any where ,going to u.s is not the best option ,mark my word one day white men will be coming africa to seek jobs,it has started in angola and nigeria is not excepted,is better be in nigeria as local successful man than in u.s as forieghner ,but is unfortunate that they have deceived you with citizenship but when crime is commited you will be publish as nigerian decent.

Stauber

I agree, anyone (not any one) can make it anywhere (not any where) including US or are you excluding US? I quote you: “going to u.s. is not the best”, for who? How did you determine that? Have you been to the US? Even if you have, you are only limited to your personal experience. You said “mark my word”, why? You are not authorized to speak for anyone except yourself so why should I mark your word. Your words mean nothing to me because, I think you have no idea what you were talking about. You said, “one day white men will be coming africa to seek jobs” First of all, it’s Africa not “africa”. Is Africa now your country or have you expanded the conversation to include the entire African continent? The problem is you cannot even command your thoughts and you think you are in a position to argue about which country is better.
Stay in your comfort zone and be a successful local man bro. I am not surprised at your reasoning if one of the premises for your conclusion was that you would not want to be labelled a Nigerian decent when and if you commit a crime in the US. I refuse to be the one to ask if your goal would have been to commit crime in the US if you had the opportunity of living in the US.

oluwaseun

WHO IS THIS?.. With the Government we have at hand or your last Son to be born? TELL ME!.. A country that has the capacity of oil and gas to feed the world for a whole year plus, and we sell it to ourselves at high costs?.. is it the same country you mean to say a white man would come seeking for employment?.. A country that has found it difficult to make power supply stable for straight down 3 months?.. is that the country you talking about?.. OMG! You need to be flogged… lolololololololololololololoooloololol

AMARA.C

if you are not making it others do,you can go to u.s and stay 30 yrs i dont care but mind you many people is making it in nigeria

Activist

how many people are making it in Nigeria legitimately… if not by fraud! is it not same country that our main problem is greed @ the highest level, to the extend people would sell their mother for money…. ( Not trying to criticize, I’m just talking out of pain, I’m currently in India, I see what Indian Government has done for their people, even though, Indian government are also corrupt, but you will definitely know they still have feelings for their people, do you know how many white comes to India to establish?) with all due respect I feel the pain of everyone who has commented here, we all share same burden that is why we all are commenting, whether against or for… you guys won’t imagine how Nigerians has spoilt India to the extend, if you come to India and say you are a Nigerian, they would run from you, not to talk of our embassy here in the country. WE ALL NEED TO STAND UP, THE PRESENT SITUATION OF NIGERIA IS NOT SOMETHING WE CAN KEEP LAMENTING… AMERICA GET OIL IN OUR COUNTRY, IT TIME THEY TREAT US WITH RESPECT, NOT TO CAUSE CONFUSION. guess what guys! if Nigeria is United, do you know that the Americans would have found a way to wage war against us like they did in Iraq, because of oil, but the saw our greed, that our politicians would sell their mother for money, so the keep bribing them against you and I, like that not enough, they wanted to gain full control of our oil, so they start funding through our politicians islamic set, starting terrorism in country, to make people think we are terrorist… believe me guys if we don’t wake up, there would be no Nigeria to fight for… Thank you guys

Adesanwo Qurccim

Good, you should be a hero by now

abiodun johnson

Why are you repudiating the poster, no matter how smart you are, what jobs do most Nigerians or any foreigner do when they first arrived in the US? Factory work and other back breaking jobs, unless you were from a wealthy family that can sponsor your education and living fees, how else do you survive? Isn’t a maid a better profession in the united states than a dish washer, or a factory worker or even a taxi driver that most Nigerians do for a living while going to school in the US? Be objective pal! Be real, If Nigeria’s leaders can create jobs internally for Nigerians, we won’t need to enslave ourselves to foreign countries for survival.

Kehinde

So what did you expect? You want a managerial position as soon as you arrive the US? I am not from a wealthy family and yes, I did all the back breaking jobs when I first got here, and today I’m happy I did. The back breaking jobs helped pay my way through school and now I have a job that I really like. I have opportunities that I could never have in Nigeria. You need to stop whinning about slavery and appreciate the virtue of hardwork.

omo ola

TELL THEM!!!.. Where in Nigerian do student get employed to pay school fees?.. Instead, The so called government schools put increament on tuition fees every year.. Minimum wage is 18,500 Naira while A government school for a section goes for 180k a year with handouts and good study condition excluded. One thing a lot of guys here refuse to understand is that the Government of the so called our Nigeria has made it known over decades that every Nigerian is “OYO”. Back in the days where job is secured as soon as you become a graduate.. did your fathers not tell you that?.. you don’t know anyone at the top of any institution to secure a job, then FORGET IT!.

omo ola

You be correct guy.. TELL THEM!!!

This4Dfools

Leave them alone let go and see the wonders.

Alex

You chose to work as a maid probably because you’re dumb and don’t know any better. I came here 6 years ago and today I have a degree in Electrical engineering and Physics and i had a well paying job waiting for me 3 months before i even graduated. There are lots of opportunities here but you just have to work hard for it…

Atu Celestial Nwadindu

Guy educate d mumu better

cliff

Thank u broda, ur post is an encouring one to pple like us whose dream is to improve our living standard.

windokun

You only work as maids in the US as a choice, If you get their education
and fit into their system then you have equal stakes as their citizens.

omo ola

What job do we have secured or enough to cater for the day to day need in Nigeria ?.. when minimum wage is 18,500 naira? is that what you call a job?.. that is if you even are employed as a graduate. Having spent so much money trying to secure your future with Education, what do you get in return for those years of studying hard to have a certificate?.. TELL ME. A whole lot of opportunities is widely open to you living in another man’s land where you think it is just to go there as a maid. Is it not even much more better than not being employed in your country and end up in the street thinking of committing crimes?..

It’s not your level of discussion. Education is more than mere cramming without any education whatsoever; your understanding of what education is isn’t what the truly educated world calls education, sorry nwanne, this one no be buy and selling. What you have is mere data, not yet processed to afford you knowledge which might just maybe graduate to wisdom in your life journey. Daymos knows what he’s talking about but a big shame to fools who do not comprehend. Truly the education you had is a lousy one. if travelling is education then what is the purpose of education itself? A disservice to your root? Permanent self exile that amounts to responsibility abandonment? Who’s going to build your own country, if at all you believe you have one, if you spend all your life in self exile you call “travelling”?

Stauber

You just reasoned like a fowl. If you don’t know the importance of it then ask question. “it is a means of slavery” because you have been brainwashed to regurgitate that as part of your morning recitation. Ignorance is a serious disease man…

This4Dfools

It’s not your level of discussion. Education is more than mere cramming without any education whatsoever; your understanding of what education is isn’t what the truly educated world calls education, sorry nwanne, this one no be buy and selling. What you have is mere data, not yet processed to afford you knowledge which might just maybe graduate to wisdom in your life journey. Daymos knows what he’s talking about but a big shame to fools who do not comprehend. Go back to school or rather go to school in some real school not “expo-sponsored” education.

Stauber

If this is who you are, then you must be a monumental disappointment. First, you copied and pasted your comments suggesting you are lazy and could not respond to different comments with varying contents. Next, you took your comment out of context and lectured yourself about education. As if those were not enough, you could not write correct sentences despite making your subject of discourse education. Do you really feel good about yourself? Watch it because you may be a narcissist without knowing it.
Let me give you benefit of the doubt and pretend as though I didn’t see your nonsense about education and discussion level.
Let me ask you this: If Daymos stated (which he did) that he didn’t know the importance of US Visa Lottery and went ahead to say that it was a means of slavery, what is right about his comment? The fact that he is ignorant of the importance or the fact that he thought it was a means of slavery? I want you to make logical argument in support of what he said and I would be glad to respond.

This4Dfools

At least you know you are a narcissist, you are free to ask for help If what is being discussed is above comprehension.

El realista

Slavery? What year is this again?

This4Dfools

It’s not your level of discussion. Education is more than mere cramming without any education whatsoever; your understanding of what education is isn’t what the truly educated world calls education, sorry nwanne, this one no be buy and selling. What you have is mere data, not yet processed to afford you knowledge which might just maybe graduate to wisdom in your life journey. Daymos knows what he’s talking about but a big shame to fools who do not comprehend.

El realista

Should we also believe that the moon was made out of cream cheese?
If you’ve lived here, or spent a second here, you will know how the average American thinks about foreigners migrating to their Country. They don’t need slaves to use their government benefits, fill up their prisons, and marry their women for papers.

This4Dfools

Sorry I can’t stoop low enough to help you, you are neck-deep in ignorance.

Atu Celestial Nwadindu

This show u hv lost visison

akpos1

Breaking News!!!!

Worry no more because the 2015 DV lottery by the United SS&SE Republic will cater for those citizens of continent Nigeria who want to experience better life. However, one sure test will be a test for bravery & cowardice. With these two tests, one can be sure a particular noise making region of continent Nigeria will be technically disqualified. I no mention any region oh…but you can work it out!

HHavea bad day.

Long live the United Republic of the oily SS&SE

Ide4u

Whatever you wish others will certainly come back to you. Have a nice day!!

El realista

Nigeria was excluded since over 50,000 Nigerians had immigrated into the United States in the last five years. Does that sound like Naija’s ineligibility has anything to do with leadership style?

abiodun johnson

However, America has to include Britain and Canada for justification purposes only since every British and Canadian citizens can fly to the US for cup of coffee anytime they want, but in Nigeria’s case, I feel sad for those that really needed it, but like you rightfully put, If only our leaders can make Nigeria home for Nigerians, I believe Nigerians won’t need the lottery.

STEVE

WHAT ARE DOING IN A COUNTRY WHERE LESBIANISM AND GAYISM AND THEIR MARRIAGES ARE LEGAL. WE ARE HYPOCRITES. AFTER DESTROYING OUR COUNTRY VIA CORRUPTION,TRIBALISM EXTREMISM AND SATANISM WE BLAIM OTHERS BECAUSE THEY SAID WE DONT WANT YOU.LETS STAY IN OUR COUNTRY AND LEAVE AMERICANS AND BRITONS ALONE. AFTERALL IS THERE A NIGERIAN VISA LOTTERY? HOW MANY UK CITIZENS ARE HERE IN NIGERIA ASKING FOR PAPERS OR MARRYING LOCALS FOR PAPERS? YEYE COUNTRY OF CHALARTANS AND IDIOTS

Stauber

There are lesbians and gay people in Nigeria, they just are not reported or they keep hiding.

Enrollment into the DV-2015 Diversity Visa Lottery program is open to all individuals world-wide, however, there are two entry requirements that you must meet before you can enter the USA DV-Lottery:

1. To enter the Diversity Visa Lottery you must be a native of a qualifying country

To enter the DV-2015 Diversity Visa Green Card Lottery you must be native of a country with a low immigration rate to the USA to qualify for the USA Diversity Visa Lottery. People born in countries with high U.S. immigration are excluded from this Diversity Visa Lottery. Please see the list below of countries whose natives are currently excluded from the USA Diversity Lottery. Please note that eligibility is determined only by the country of your birth, not based on country of citizenship or current residence. This is the most common misperception. The only change this year is that people born in Guatemala are now eligible to enter the DV-2015 green card lottery.

Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt for the USA Diversity Visa Lottery this year.
Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are also eligible to enter the DV-2015 Lottery.

Natives from all other countries may register for this years DV-Lottery, the USA DV-2015 Diversity Visa Lottery.

If you were born in one of the non-qualifying DV-Lottery countries you may still qualify

You may still be able to participate in the USA Diversity Visa Lottery based on the country of birth of your parents or spouse if you were born in a non-qualifying country:

For example, if you were born in a country whose natives are ineligible to enter the green card lottery, but your spouse was born in a country whose natives are eligible to enter the green card lottery, you can claim your spouse’s country of birth as your country of eligibility. I.e. you may claim chargeability to the country where your derivative spouse was born, provided that both you and your spouse are on the selected green card lottery application, but you will not be issued a diversity visa green card unless
your spouse is also eligible for and issued a diversity visa green card,
and both of you must enter the United States together with the diversity visa green cards.
Example: If you were born in Canada, whose natives are ineligible to enter the green card lottery, but your spouse was born in Spain, whose natives are eligible to enter the green card lottery, you can claim your spouse’s country of birth (Spain) as your country of eligibility as long as you include your spouse on your green card lottery application.

In a similar manner, a minor dependent child can be “charged” to a parent’s country of birth.

Finally, if you were born in a country not eligible to participate in this year’s diversity visa green card program, you can be “charged” to the country of birth of either of your parents as long as neither parent was a resident of your country of birth at the time of your birth. For example your parents might have lived temporarily in the ineligible country because of their jobs. In general, people are not considered residents of a country in which they were not born or legally naturalized if they are only visiting the country, studying in the country temporarily, or stationed in the country for business or professional reasons on behalf of a company or government.

If you claim alternate chargeability, you must indicate such information on the Diversity Lottery entry form that you must complete after you have registered succesfully, under country of Eligibility. Please be aware that listing an incorrect country of eligibility or chargeability (i.e. one to which you cannot establish a valid claim) may disqualify your entry.

2. Education or Work experience that qualifies for the American DV-2015 Lottery

To enter the USA DV-2015 Diversity Visa Lottery you must comply with one of the following two requirements (Option 1 or Option 2 below) to qualify:

OPTION 1:

To qualify for the DV-2015 Diversity Visa Lottery you must have completed a U.S. high school education or a foreign equivalent of U.S. high school education “High School education or its equivalent” means the successful completion of a twelve year course of elementary and secondary education in the U.S. or successful completion in another country of a formal course of elementary and secondary education comparable to complete a 12 year education in the U.S. Passage of a high school equivalency examination is not sufficient. It is permissible to have completed one’s education in less than twelve years or greater than twelve years if the course of study completed is equivalent to a U.S. high school education; or

OPTION 2:

To qualify for the USA DV-2015 Diversity Visa lottery you must have worked in one of the following occupations for at least two years within the last five years:

Ayo

That report was a pure unverifiable points. The write up below was directly from the US Department of States. Nigeria was not and never included in the list.
Naija journalism ….

Slimboy

Ayo, please read the instructions properly; Nigerians are not eligible for DV 2015. It’s clearly stated in paragraph 4 under Program Overview!

charlez

Lol @ Ayo no want agree o …..him must go yankie wether they like it or not

omooba

May be Americans are tired of ‘importing’ fraudsters, drug dealers, master forgers and the like, into their country. Nigerians don’t deserve any such privilege. Generally, we are a criminally-minded people.

Cosmos

I believed your opinion was true, but you are one of them as you said and I quote ” we are a criminally- minded people! What a shame! May God intervene in affair of our nation. So, for Nigerians to live in America now will be difficult to get immigrant visa unless Nigerians rebel against useless government by war!!!!

Kill Corruption its Contagious

The (wrong un-investigated generally believed) assumption is another problem Nigeria is currently facing, even if its going to be only one person I know that we are not all corrupt neither are we all criminally-minded people, to every rule there is always an exception.The number of the saint in Nigeria may not be many but there are people who have never bow down for BAAL. You can join them today as God is ready to transfer the blessing of the corrupt ones to those that are not corrupt and do wealth transfer to favour them. Corruption has taken us far backward when Nigeria was still Nigeria who was America our money is even more valuable than theirs. BUT WHERE ARE WE NOW? THE CHANGE CAN START WITH YOU HATE CORRUPTION AND KILL IT

ACHYKE

The truth is, traveling or not, I just hate it when my country is said to be ineligible for anything. I hate to be placed on check.

To enter the Diversity Visa Lottery you must be a native of a qualifying country

To enter the DV-2015 Diversity Visa Green Card
Lottery you must be native of a country with a low immigration rate to
the USA to qualify for the USA Diversity Visa Lottery.
People born in countries with high U.S. immigration are excluded from
this Diversity Visa Lottery. Please see the list below of countries
whose natives are currently excluded from the USA Diversity Lottery.
Please note that eligibility is determined only by the country of your
birth, not based on country of citizenship or current residence. This is
the most common misperception. The only change this year is that people
born in Guatemala are now eligible to enter the DV-2015 green card
lottery.
Natives of the following countries are excluded from entering the DV-2015 Diversity Visa Lottery program this year:

Bangladesh

Brazil

Canada

China (mainland only)

Colombia

Dominican Republic

Ecuador

El Salvador

Haiti

India

Jamaica

Mexico

Pakistan

Peru

Philippines

South Korea

United Kingdom (except Northern Ireland)

Vietnam

Note that United Kingdom includes the following
dependent areas: Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman
Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Montserrat, Pitcairn, St. Helena,
and Turks and Caicos Islands. Northern Ireland does qualify.

Persons born in the Gaza Strip are chargeable to Egypt for the USA Diversity Visa Lottery this year.

Persons born in Hong Kong SAR, Macau SAR, and Taiwan are also eligible to enter the DV-2015 Lottery.

Natives from all other countries may register for this years DV-Lottery, the USA DV-2015 Diversity Visa Lottery.

If you were born in one of the non-qualifying DV-Lottery countries you may still qualify

You may still be able to participate in the USA
Diversity Visa Lottery based on the country of birth of your parents or
spouse if you were born in a non-qualifying country:

tee

you omitted Nigeria from the list

Sunny S2R

Na so o.

Bayero

America’s are tired of Nigerian’s coming to their country and spoiled it with their yahoo-yahoo, drug baron, credit card fraud etc like one fraud master Mike Tunde Oloruntogbe in Atlanta area, whom spend his life to fraud people.

Alinko,What u said is true,the Americans commit those crimes,but dont forget that they are in their country.We shouldnt go to others country to commit crime.I think what the Americans should do is to stop banking the money they looted and also stop the politicians from coming there to receive medical treatment.They shouldnt punish the ordinary citizens who are working hard to survive.They should face those that contributed to our problems.

Hans

They prosecute their criminals, you praise yours. That’s the difference.

Which Way Nigeria

Read before posting trash. Even the United Kingdom was barred. Abi dem too dey do yahoo yahoo?

Guess What?

I am not sure if you ever traveled outside of Nigeria otherwise you would not compare Britain to Nigeria in this instance. British Passport do not need American Visa to enter UK. If they want to migrate their technical skills to US, there are vast options available and done with ease

El realista

And that only applies to tourist visa.

Don’t Worry

people like u did not even know the rule upon which the Visa lottery program was based. it is part of the rule that any country that has up to 50,000 of her citizen benefited the program for a particular period will be de-listed and may be reconsider at a later time in future. try to know before u talk, it is not necessary u talk when u don,t know.

walead

What will be,will surely be

TruthBeTold

INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE 2015 DIVERSITY IMMIGRANT VISA PROGRAM (DV-2015)

Program Overview

The congressionally mandated Diversity Immigrant Visa Program is administered annually by the Department of State. Section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) provides for a class of immigrants known as “diversity immigrants,” from countries with historically low rates of immigration to the United States. For fiscal year 2015, 50,000 diversity visas (DVs) will be available. There is no cost to register for the DV Program.

Applicants who are selected in the lottery (“selectees”) must meet simple, but strict, eligibility requirements in order to qualify for a diversity visa. Selectees are chosen through a randomized computer drawing. Diversity visas are distributed among six geographic regions and no single country may receive more than seven percent of the available DVs in any one year.

For DV-2015, natives of the following countries are not eligible to apply, because more than 50,000 natives of these countries immigrated to the United States in the previous five years:

Changes in eligibility this year: For DV-2015, natives of Nigeria are no longer eligible.

dd

If you go there now just to wear big baggi and speak ya ya – whatup. No money. Even the white are suffering great poverty. Better think of other country because america is past glory

X.BIAFRAN SOULJAH

@dd please tell them more!

Ahmad Kehinde

we have more than enough to succeed in this country

Hastel Idowu

If the custodians allow us.

Sola

Finally, they have done the right thing.

Ezy

This info is not true. Pls read direct from American DV 2015 website. Nigeria is not listed there. Punch pls research before u print. Dont make ur paper to be too cheap and filled with fake stories and rumors.

Dotun

This info is completely true, avoid fraudulent websites. Check the authentic DV 2015 and Nigeria has been added to the list is countries that are not eligible to apply.

tee

i think you should get ur facts right Ezy, its actually true that Nigeria has been excluded from this year application process

Taiwo Omosebi

is it heaven?

Stauber

No but it is better than Nigeria in all ramifications.

tobi

NEVER, just another side of the planet earth, i wonder o!

AMANDLA

PDP and Jonathan Ebele Goodluck is going to take Nigeria to hell,so guys get ready to burn and fry.

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William

I see this development only as a wake up call to our leaders to concentrate efforts at the proper management of our resources and at ensuring development in its various strata. What does any Nigerian stand to gain in America if we make our country work? We are abundantly endowed – only that we are a country whose leaders most times are clueless, perfidious, selfish and looters. There are many people (Nigerians) living in America that want to relocate to Nigeria. They complain that the grass over there is not as green as they had thought. I see some people living abroad who come home, see what is going on in some of our lives and envy us. The major challenge of Nigeria is the failure of government to develop infrastructure. Even if it will take citizen revolt, this is something we must put pressure on government to do for us so we do not keep being exposed to ridicule. THIS IS WHAT PRESIDENT JONATHAN OUGHT TO HAVE CONCERNED HIMSELF WITH RATHER THAN WASTE PRECIOUS TIME PURSUING ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE.

peter

What US should do is to ban all politicians both serving and retired from entering the US. They are the one that should be punished not ordinary Nigerian citizens.

Jimoh

Jennifer Yakk

Slimboy

There is no ulterior motives involved. It has always been the rule that any country whose citizens have been granted 50,000 immigrant visa under the DV Lottery in the previous 5 years will not be eligible.

Sheikh

Gbam!

kokoma

i dont give a damn… why would i go waste my time in a land that is barren for now while we have a land flowing with milk and honey… besides i am a made man so no shaking…. visa lottery gbakwaa oku

Esperanza

Kokoma I believe you my guy, America my foot,

Stauber

Even if it is America your head, it does not change anything. You are still delusional.

Guess what?

Yes the land flowing with milk and honey that is poisonous. How many Nigerians were killed or died of preventable causes in the last 10 years. How many people who were once successful are now begging for bread? Where I love, not 1 woman died during child birth in the last 10 years. In UK if you fail to get your child to school on time or failed to show up at school, you would be fined. I am not saying that all Nigerians should go overseas but those with the opportunities to do so should until they have opportunities back home. That way, there would be fewer people to contest for the few opportunities back in Nigeria. Are you happy receiving 5000 application for 1 dingle position?

Stauber

The question is how did you become a made man? And to think that the only reason people relocate to other countries is because they want to be made like you, is utterly farce and strictly your own pathetic point of view.

kokoma

Do u actually wana know how i became made or u just wana run your oyibo boothlicking mouth here ?

Jimoh

the main cause is the Nigerian origins beheading citizens and trying to bomb plane etc in America and Britain in the name of Islam tell me how which country will tolerate that? is it the so called destroying and killing by Northern youths the issue of boko haram being supported by prominent leaders in the North tactically without recluse to human rights of other Nigerians? how can we be more Muslims than our Saudi brothers?…
last week prof. Jubril Aminu who introduced most of quota system used now to benefit the north are championing federal character but have more states than the south? so the north have more NASS members than south, yet the same North do not want 50 % resource control from the people that have the resources to develop in their own pace…. how can senate vote for child marriage quoting Islamic religion which Koran super-cedes and neglect the neutrality of the secularist of Nigeria when Nigerian was part of signatory for abolishing of child marriage in the world? the same senate did not look at the human rights violations to the rights of the same-sex marriage but voted for child marriage what a hypocritical country called Nigeria..most of our problems constitutionally are from the ethnicity and religious divide but we need a Sovereign National Conference to sit down and decide a new constitution by the people not one tailored by few individuals to promote their live styles. but most people will blame Jonathan “even though l am not one of his supporter” whereas what we need now is true overhaul of the system we run now as government.

Don’t Worry

and what about other countries that are removed from participating as well, are we to blame those causes u mentioned as the reason for removing them from participation?

Stauber

It’s either you have a serious problem understanding a written discourse or you are utterly and irredeemably ignorant. The reason for the exclusion is well known, simple and even stated in this news article. If you want to write your own story about Nigerian bad guys, do so please, but not as a response to this news.

Frank Nwoko

Very good news. Finally The end of Brain drain. Thank God.

Otis

I doubt it, Canada has a similar policy & is only next door to the US.

Guess what?

No, it is bad news. Most of these people did not have sustainable income while in Nigeria. Nigeria by virtue of available jobs needs to take advantage of invisible imports. If all Nigerians have stayed at home, we would have had crises. Going overseas simply means Nigerians are increasing capacity for earnings. Corruption aside, most wealth would have come from Nigerians overseas. Lives of many families were turned around because they had a relative overseas. Forget about the few ones who messed up

Stauber

Keeping smart people under servitude in their own country and making them rag cleaners for disgusting politicians is called brain poisoning.

Foluso

If infrastructure is put in place in Nigeria and politicians stop looting the treasury and corruption is eradicated, people will not be running away from Nigeria to the US and other countries.

That is a blessing to us to me Nigeria is better than all others country if we manage our country well

Ajibade

Are you managing it well? GEJ is transforming all the sectors. There will soon be 24 hours electricity and full employment of the teeming youth!

Stauber

What are your parameters for measuring betterment?

Omo Eko

Lo ba tan!

genuinely

What are Nigerians looking for in the US? Thank God for this development, at least some Nigerians will be saved from the slavery they would have put themselves in the US. May God bless Nigeria.

Stauber

You are grossly misinformed.

kaima

We Nigerians read meaning to everything. According to US lottery rules when a particular country has achieved the maximum number of 50,000 that country pot is filled and his citizens cannot apply anyone.”The department said Nigeria was excluded since over 50,000 Nigerians had immigrated into the United States in the last five years”. I have help many Nigerians back home every year applied for US lottery, the most recent one I applied for more than 100 Nigerians and only 3 people won. During October of 2012 when I was helping my Nigeria family and friends to apply, India, Brazil and Canada citizens etc. were disqualified from applying because they have already reached the 50,000 mark. My only queries could have been that US should have consider Countries population, if you look you will agree with me that the countries still eligible have small populations.

Guess what?

You are not in the position to verify this claim whether it is true or not. Furthermore, they can always allow the program to run if they so desire. I am ot sure if America has a law that says if a country contribution reaching 50,000 within 5 years shall cease to participate. if the report in the press this morning is anything to go by, Nigeria was stated to have reached the 50,000 mark within the last 5 years. This is impossible going by the rule of the game. If you have 50,000 slots for the whole world and no country is able to contribute beyond 7% each year, 7% of 50,000 is 3500, by 5 years it comes to 17,500 how then did Nigeria reach the 50,000 mark within 5 years. Or does it mean we contributed 10% every year? I stand to be corrected

Dr. Oye

You have a good question. However, the 50,000 cut-off is not counting only people that entered the U.S. with visa lottery only. Many of the people counted got in through non-immigrant visa and eventually got their green card through various means. Thus, the 50,000 includes all Nigerians that got their green cards in the last five years.

Oga

There also other consideration aside from the dv visa. For instance, family sponsored visa, work visa and the like. So that would pretty much reach 50, 000 visas for Nigeria in the last five years.

tiji

Thank you for your post and everything you said is right on the money. People should read US lottery rules before they comment. They have rules in this country and they obey them and if you do not like their rules, go to other countries.

Mayowa

and UK said before they can give Nigerian their visa, we need to pay a bond fee of #3000 pounds ( about N765,000). what is the way forward Nigeria Govt.

Guess what?

Yes they are right. They just need to find ways to getting our leaders to wake up against corruption and violent islamization. Their solder was beheaded on the open street in London. UK would have been stupid not to to take the right steps to protect their citizen. What they did was a diplomatic way to respond to these pile of crimes my Nigeria. Nigerians will always suffer for each of these steps taken against Nigerians except Nigerians will take their destiny away from corrupt politicians and place it in their own hands

John Best

I used to laugh when some comment that “USA is a slavery country” I have been in USA 6 years ago, what I enjoy in USA, I didn’t enjoy 5% in Nigeria. I went to university in USA, government gave me over $20000 free grant. $250 monthly, food stamp(free) and $375 monthly for house assistance because I did not work when I was in school. After finishing my school, Government takes 25% as taxes from my income which I see it as normal everywhere including UK, France ETC. When I was in Nigeria, I used to give my parent less than #6,000/month because my income was too small. But, in USA, I send average of #75,000 home monthly. Please, judge, is that slavery?

Amanze (Port Harcourt)

God bless you for testimony, revelation and confession. You see, it depends on peoples’ perspective and psychological reasoning of some Nigeria that lottery, etc is modern slavery, but obviously not at all. My prayer is that some day i will be there, at least to receive sound education, current professional trainings. Of a truth, traveling is part of education. God bless Federal Republic of Nigeria, God bless United States.

DICKSON

SIR, I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE ARE MAKING STUPID MONEY IN THIS COUNTRY.YEA, IN A DUBIOUS AND FETISH WAY. BUT WE THAT ARE STRUGGLE TO MAKE A LEAVING WE ALWAYS APPRECIATE USA ANDO THER COUNTRIES THAT THING ARE GOING THE WAY IT SUPPOSED TO GO.GOD BLESS YOU

dozil

U.S or Naija………lets keep moving ahead cos we can’t stop what is meant to be ,tell God whats app

seemwell

@atanda, dont glame those who regard lottery as slavery. If our leaders do the right thing, nobody will be looking for greener pastures. A country like UAE will never allow it’s citizen to travel to USA bcos all what he needed are provided by his government.

okey

you guys dint even understand what was written and that is why we are confused in this country. the reason why Nigeria was banned from visa lottery is because we have reached 50,000 which is the maximum quoter and Nigeria is not even the only country that was banned the likes of Canada, china and Brazil are also included so why the unnecessary lamentations.

Ton

…after all said and done are you a 2nd class citizen or not? The slave master just said he has no room for more slaves and you are here trying to show case your mortgaged accomplishment. Slaves’ denial of their true status has been there from Adam days!

ajax

Lol you are spot on . A country where the head of state is called all sort of names because he is a Blackman.

Hans

There is more discrimination in Lagos alone than in the whole of the US. Hypocrite!

ajax

Thats how life is. Deal with it or move out of Lagos. You ibos asked for it

Hans

See? You’re a worse bigot than the whiteman you’re so eager to criticise. Sorry, am not Ibo. But why do you carry so much tribal hatred?

ajax

Then you dont need to cry. Let the ibos complain. Have fun!

one of you

I have never heard so much abuse, can you guys not make your point without so much hostility!…scarry !!!

Hans

You are the real slave, Ton. Your masters are in Abuja and they are very mean!

kogberegbe

u must have won the lottery= cause as a New York social security office administator ,u do not have the criteria to qualify for the above mentioned= Not even half Us citizens qualify for thos e- for their are parameters and yadsticks for qualification except if you had beaten our beatable system with oluwole papers.

seemwell

some niaja will still fall mugu. dem go apply.

tiji

I agree with you. Nigerians will move to other African countries and try to secure their passports.

OGASIR

Fellow Nigerians, this is no death sentence,God knows why He made us Nigerians and with the proper attidute and application to work we shall surmount all obstacles of underdevelopment. With the America ooprtunity window shut on us, we should now concentrate on building Nigeria, afterall some people buit America.

Guess what?

No.. Your thinking has been the problem. You are always hoping after hope holding God responsible for our mess through Night vigil and anointing service. No.. The Truth is that God is waiting for you to take steps. The steps of the righteous are ordered by the Lord. Let all Nigerian wake up. Let me talk about the turf that I am familiar with. Imagine if all members of Latter Rain Assembly will wake up. go to join a formidable party, if Deeper will do the same, if RCCG, Living Faith, Assemblies of God, MFM and various front line churches in Nigeria will do the same, the story will change. Some Christians believe Pastors should only be on the Pulpit, No, you can prophesy and not be a prophet, you can participate in Politics and not be a politician especially in the situation where we are in Nigeria. it is total ignorance for you to say that Nigeria being barred from the Visa lottery is what you need for people to think inward and make things happen. The few Nigerian who would have been opportune to have a better life and improve on their the life of their extended family back in Nigeria in now cut off. It is bad news indeed. Lets change from watching things happen. Don’t wait for things to happen. Lets make things happen. Lets mobilize ourselves. Lets go on social media like facebook and twitter. Let there be aggressive discussions on the Radio and Television. Lets expose corruptions at whichever level. Let the righteous take over the political landscape. No violence of any sort. Everything must be peaceful and legal. There are so many things the righteous can do where the foundation is destroyed. one of them is: they can build again. Stop expecting that God will send his angels to invade our planet earth to liberate Nigeria. You were created with the ability to make the change. Once our relationship is right with God, he will empower us to do the impossible

Tee

I think the world is telling Nigeria something ” REPAIR, RENOVATE YOUR COUNTRY” UK is planning on setting a 3000 pound bond, and the US says Nigeria is not qualified for their visa lottery. Well, people we better get down and get busy to redeem our dear country’s image. if we do nothing now, the whole European Union would close it’s doors including some African countries. Then what?!

FACTOFLIFE

NO TO NIGERIANS IN USA & BAIL MONEY TO GO TO LONDON LIKE CRIMINALS…..Reason ??????…STEALING has become our national Culture and
Identity. The politician robs, customs robs, lectures robs, civilian robs,
civil servants, ministers, governors, police, Journalists, Judges, mechanics,
carpenters, Pastors, overseers, everybody rob the other(s) with any weapons at
their disposal. The Country has become one big scam of a nation. Like a group
of rat, Nigerians (civil servant, politician including presidents and
governors, police and judges) go out every morning in search of something to
steal. We have become a “rat” race. we need to see ourselves in this
light, maybe we will start reflecting upon our ways. Since the government of
the day has failed to guarantee the safety of lives & property, the social
contract between them & the people is no longer in existence. Every citizen
of Nigeria should go on an individual, solitary search for his protection &
other needs, coward NATION….Our religion is a fraud, why ????..Does the average Nigerian fear God? This is a convoluted and contestable question.The fear of God by the average Nigerian is tied to superstition. When he is fired from work, the witches in his village are at work; perhaps that old,lonely hag that he calls Grand Ma is the purveyor of his woes. And when he has been unemployed for years, then it must be Bola that innocent girl he used and dumped while at school. When his car breaks down, the witches from his wife’s family are trying to frustrate him. When he is sick, it must be a curse from Iyabo the girl he impregnated and jilted. When he does not get the contract he had lobbied for and spent huge amounts of money facilitating, he remembers Pastor Jacob who had told him to sow a cash seed of five million naira for
“swift approval” not minding that fact that he is not qualified for the contract. Despondently, he mutters, God is dealing with me o! And lastly when he loses an election, he surmises, I should not have gone to that Baba (Voodooist), I should have stuck with Prophet Arisekola. In the throes of any these is when the average Nigerian grovels in reverence of his God. In fact, he cringes at the mention of God. He submits, fear God o!…Our preachers are also criminal too…Why ?????..If Messrs. E.A Adeboye, David Oyedepo, MikOkonkwo, D.K Olukoya and W.F Kumuyi can produce 1 tape or series this year ohow Corruption, bribery , extortion, irresponsible governance and abuse of public office displease God, it would make a very , very big positive difference in the situation of this nation. Please if you have access to them ,
kindly pass on the message. Nigerians doing things the same way and expecting a different result is the definition of madness. We humans are the same all over the world, they would loot senselessly if given the chance. The reason they cannot do so in developed world is the presence of structure legal system. If we had a law that decisively dealt with looters once found guilty, and we have no sacred lion, believe me African leaders would stop looting. Humans will misbehave as long as they get
away with it, eg DEMEJI BANKOLE, OYATO, TINUBU, GBENGA DANIEL, IBORI and so
many of them, religion should not blind us to the truth of human nature. Unfortunately for us, the people who will institute these laws are the leaders and we have made the error of having the wrong people in leadership already. What kind of Nation that their citizen buy water to drink, buy generator for electric power, their children can’t get good sound free public education, very corrupt system from the voters to the elected officials, prosecution of corrupt politician is ZERO, while pick pocket thief are burn alive. If slavery returns to Nigeria today, our baboon brained leaders will gloriously embrace it. Our country is“FAILED STATE”, pure and simple.

This4Dfools

I salute you, thanks, but please make more time like this one to help with stuffs like this advice; that’s not all that is required to build a nation but it is the foundation of a nation building. The same words used so far to enslave the minds of these poor lots would be needed to free them… so please bring it on. Thanks a lot.

This4Dfools

The best policy in centuries toward any African country, especially Nigeria. Heep heep …Hurray!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Wow the invisible hand of God is at work; let the people wake up to face the rest of the challenges we face as a people, wake up to this clarion call. Can you imagine the billions of dollars that would now remain in Nigeria economy? Do the arithmetic, this is huge. While we cannot do much concerning the other sectors draining our national resources, this particular almighty intervention will no doubt put a stop to the human resources depletion, and untold nonrefundable applications for self exiles of our people. The only thing that has ever remain unabated since 1440s is the human depletion in Africa; forced initially and now self application for self export. Thank God Almighty.

Opeoluwa

At last, the clamour for America Lottery has ended and I also pray that they stop giving us visa. My this will make us to look inward and do something that will move Nigeria forward. I love Nigeria and their is never a place like it. Moving across the country, I discover that we are richly blessed. All we need to do is to manage our resources. I will even prefer all countries to banish us from there land. So that we can develop ours. Their is no reason for us to suffer in this country. May God Bless Nigeria, Amen.

shinesunny65

this is the time our politicians should sit up and build nigeria if they truly believe nigeria will develop and is united and stop all this hypocisy.the media should influence them through writing about governance.we are tired of hearing politics everyday.ameachi vs jonathan today.northern gov vs jonathan tomorrow.

Thank you so much…l respect your judgement…. America…. Nigeria is a useless country…our leaders are evil..their is know justice in this country…if we have a good leader and a good country..who will ever think of leaving his country and go to another home.Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria. Where are we going..greedy leaders,,selfish leader……but it is very painful for the poor……l don’t have leader…I’m the leader and architect of my self..bad country.

Niky

AMARA.C

so why are we affected by this,i called it blessing because the more other countries denied nigerians free access to their country include elites, the more our selfish leaders will begin to rethink and rebuild our state,as the case in asia countries where they dont enjoy easy resettlement ,western nations whatever they give you must have economic advantage to their economy.trillions of dollars of nigerians stolen money is stocked in western world banks due to easy resettlement of our politicians..

EDNAKEMI

Why not, in a country that we have so many billionaires! Unfortunately most them, if not all of them, are rogues.

yahooboy

well make dem no give us Visa lottery again,dem just enhance make yahoo boyz dey plenty ni…..me dey even talk say if dem give me visa lottery one day i go stop to dey do scam,but now dem just empower me more and more…..all is well.
Seriously this is really crazy,Am a graduate with a very Good Grade….No job nothing ….wetin man go do naw??/we just start to dey scam their papa

God punish our leaders,with all their families

AguBoy

Have you people confirmed the authenticity of the news…before you start yelling at each other?You are here blaming the leaders while all of us are the same.See the way you talk to each other like crazy people.
If we must grow as a country we must stop criticizing and stereotyping each other…The news might be fake though..

Guess what?

Dear Editor I posted several comments on this article today as a guest but none was published Could you please let me know why?

Groovy

Fuck Visa Lottery, we Nigerians are fools. You can make money in Nigeria through determination, faith and hardwork than going to US and be slaves…

#KEMIOMOLOLUOLUNLOYO

Thank God!! My letters worked. No more Nigerians in America. Frauds, Terrorists and scammers and you HATE gays. #LMAO Now u know how powerful I am. Fix your country

yahooboy

na only 2015,we still dey

Xayman

I don’t see any reason why we should argue or quarrel over this issue US government added Nigeria to the list because we are not giving other African countries the chance to compete, after all Canada is also part of the countries excluded from participating in the lottery. But to be honest opportunities you might not get in Nigeria because things are not done based on merit can be gotten abroad as a common man. Making it abroad requires sacrifices which might include doing different jobs just to find your feet, I don’t see anything wrong in that. People are making it in Nigeria I don’t argue that but what percentage? How easy is it for a common man to compete favorably in Nigeria? These are the things making Nigeria a difficult place to live. Imagine a graduate of 5yrs still trying to get a job and at the end he got a job he’s not satisfied with but he has no choice. We should all continue to pray for Nigeria that’s the only thing we can do but I believe God has given us everything we need to be a great country. So guys wherever you are so far you are okay there just live on.

Kay

He go better, he go better, thats the langague of a failure people and a Nationa like Nigeria, @ 53, we dont even have structure of living or governace, A country without Electricity, no Road, no water, no job, no Security, no Education,( ASUU.) is that a country? and Corruption as become national identity, where a criminal who has kill a lot of Nigerian Army and police, buy jet and fly freely, Alamasia been free, Local govt chairman catch in London with $83 million, nothing happen, mean why a country like China sentence there minister of transportation to dealth of illegally take $95 million from govt purse. some people we say am proud of been Nigeria, good thats act of parrotisim, but sincerely whoever proud to be a Nigeria have no shame because he or she appreciate bad behaviour and way of life. whoever have the opportunity to travel out of the country to any other part of the world, we see that is better to be a maid in another country than to be a Banker in Nigeria.
the only solution to Nigeria problem now is violent, we need to come out in violent again all this corrupt leader, and forget about peace, and religion. but ambrace violent and use of force to change things. our grandfather, and father has die in silence hoping for better Nigeria, but noting good happend, now its our time and if nothing is done now, our children we contiune, the suffrerness. VIOENT IS THE ANSWER> NIGERIAN

Guest

I wish to ask the US department of state in-charge of the electronic diversify visa that for example those of of from Africa (Kenya) who are will to play the 2016 dv lottery but living for example in china which has been exempted from the 2016 dv lottery,what are we going to do.